§ 21. Mr. STRAUSSasked the Home Secretary whether any fresh arrangements are being made with regard to the employment of special constabulary in 294 London; and, if so, what is the nature of those arrangements?
§ Sir H. SAMUELNo alteration is being made in the general arrangements for utilising the services of special constables in London, but the Commissioner of Police is taking steps to enhance the value of the special constabulary by giving a proportion of them some insight into ordinary police duty. In no case have more than six or eight special constables been employed at any one time in any one station. Usually not more than two or three are employed. The average length of each man's training does not exceed two days of three or four hours each.